Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-22

oShCA L>ALtOitSs
ORovILLE, December 21st.-The citrus
fair was again thronged to-day and this
evening, many of the visitors being strang-
ers. The magnificent exhibits of the va
ried resources of Butte county elicit the
warmest expressions of admiration and
surprise.
WORTHY OF SPECIAL MENTION.
Mention was yesterday made of some of
the leading displays to be seen at the fair.
Among these are the exhibits from MessilIa
| valley, which lies north of 0roville about
| twelve miles. Although this locality is
over 1000 feet altitude, grand display of
citrus fruits are exhibited from several
| ranches in the vicinity, comparing favora-
| bly, with the best that can be found else
where, and, in fact, the equal of any here
| to be seen. Leading features in the dis
plays from that section are remarkably fine
| oranges, lemons. persimmons, pomegran-
ates, nuts, vegetables, and raisins. The
| altitude at which much of this section is
| located IS such that snow often falls, but it
is stated, and the citrus products show, that
while it SHOWS, the snow melts without
freezing, but sometimes falls to quite a
depth.
1t is related that one of the citrus fruit
growers of Messilla valley was compelled
| one night last winter to sit up all night and
keep the snow shaken from his orange
trees, to prevent their being broken BY the
weight. And yet some of the finest
oranges to be seen here come from those
snow bathed trees. This shows remark
able climatic condition at that point in the
mountains.
The exhibit from Penz' ranch, located in
the valley, is excellent, and included in
| the products above recited-as also those
from Eyrieville. In the display from the
latter is chair representing Comfort" :"
and is made of oranges, lemons, persim-
| mons, lines, apples, walnuts, almonds.
olives and several kinds of grains and
| grasses. The chair looks delicious, if not
comfortable. Another emblematic design
| in the same display is plow, with share
| and point fashioned in apples, and the
beam and handles of oranges 4 large
| display of roses and other flowers grown in
the open air are also included in this ex-
hibit, coming from about 2,200 feet al
titude.
Another excellent display from this
same neighborhood, is Heckart & Co., cor
sisting of port and sherry wines, vintage of
| 1873, raisins of excellent quality, and in
| which latter industry these gentlemen
We're the pioneers of Butte county. To the
| exhibits from this neighborhood and de-
| serving of special mention, is also that of
G. L. Durham, who has fine Sicily lemons,
budded oranges and other products.
The foothill region has here on exhibi-
| ton some most excellent specimens of
| tobacco, both in plant and cured in natural
leaf. John B. Thomas, of Cherokee, makes
display of these, all grown at 14O0 feet
| altitude. And John w. Snyder, who re-
! sides near Wyandotte, has some of similar
| quality. Some fine Havana tobacco plants
| and also seed from same, are displayed bv
| Joseph Entzmann OF Table Mountain.
| Mrs. II. Poppe, of Cherokee, makes a
| display of silkworm coccons, as also floss
and thread.
A novel display of oranges is made by
| George L. Rossignal of OrCville, who, in
a wire screen bin five feet square and two
feet in depth, has 1900 specimens of the
golden fruit. And arched above the top,
| on wire supports, are rows of oranges to
give the appearance of handles springing
| from the four corners. One or two smaller
displays of similar style are seen in other
parts of the hall There is no portion of
| the exposition that is not full Of lively in
| terest to the visitors.